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# EXTERNAL LINK: [http://traveller.chromeblack.com/beispiel-seite/deckplans/ Illustrations of Classic Traveller Starships ] | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://traveller.chromeblack.com/beispiel-seite/deckplans/ Illustrations of Classic Traveller Starships ] | ||
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://microphonesofmadness.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/interstellar-overdrive-starship-design-in-classic-traveller/ Interstellar Overdrive: Starship Design In Classic Traveller] | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://microphonesofmadness.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/interstellar-overdrive-starship-design-in-classic-traveller/ Interstellar Overdrive: Starship Design In Classic Traveller] | ||
# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/traveller-out-of-the-box-book-2-starship-combat-is-not-a-tactical-game-it-is-a-resource-management-game/ TRAVELLER: Out of the Box–“Book 2 Starship combat is not a tactical game. It is a resource management game.”] | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/traveller-out-of-the-box-book-2-starship-combat-is-not-a-tactical-game-it-is-a-resource-management-game/ TRAVELLER: Out of the Box–“Book 2 Starship combat is not a tactical game. It is a resource management game.”] | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 18 May 2018
| Starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Book 2 | |||
| Author | Marc Miller | ||
| Publisher | Game Designers Workshop | ||
| Version | Classic Traveller | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Format | LBB (Digest) | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Pages | 48 | ||
| Year Published | 1977 | ||
| Canonical | Yes | ||
| Available from | RPGNow | ||
| TBD | |||
| Table of Contents | |||
| TBD | |||
Book 2 Starships details interstellar travel and starships for Classic Traveller.
- Travellers travel. They move between worlds as well as on their surfaces. The distances such travel covers may be interplanetary or interstellar in scale.
Description (Specifications)
Book 2 contains details on starships. Players can travel on them using the basic transportation rules, and may find it interesting to engage in trade and commerce in order to make some money. Later, they will become involved in ship design and construction. [1]
- One can find more information here: Starships/Content
Table of Contents
| Section | Page/s |
|---|---|
| Travelling | 1 |
| Starship Economics | 5 |
| Starship Construction | 9 |
| Starship Combat | 22 |
| Drugs | 38 |
| Experience | 40 |
| Trade and Commerce | 42 |
Library Data Entries (Public)
- Beam Laser [2]
- Computer Software [3]
- High Passage [4]
- Jump Drive
- Low Lottery [5]
- Low Passage [5]
- Megacredit [6]
- Maneuver Drive
- Middle Passage [7]
- Misjump [8]
- Missile Rack [2]
- Power Plant
- Pulse Laser [2]
- Sandcaster [2]
- Ship Fuel [8]
- Ship’s Computer [3]
- Terra [9]
- The Travellers' Aid Society [5]
- Working Passage [5]
Selected Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
- Anagathic Drug [10]
- Combat Drug [10]
- Fast Antidote Drug
- Fast Drug [10]
- Medical Drug [10]
- Medical Slow Drug
- Psi-Booster Drug
- Psi-Double Drug
- Psi-Special Drug
- Slow Antidote Drug
- Slow Drug [10]
- Truth Drug [10]
Selected Equipment (Ship)
- Beam Laser [2]
- Computer Software [3]
- Fuel Scoops [11]
- Hardpoint
- Jump Drive
- Maneuver Drive
- Missile Rack [2]
- Power Plant
- Pulse Laser [2]
- Sandcaster [2]
- Ship Fuel [8]
- Ship’s Computer [3]
- Ship Sensor Suite
- Turret
Selected Form/s & Terms
Selected Organizations
- Corporate Bank
- Travellers' Aid Society [5]
- World-State Government
Selected Computer Programs
Offensive Programs:
- Double Fire Program [13]
- Gunner Program [14]
- Launch Program [15]
- Multi-target Program [16]
- Predict Program [17]
- Select Program [18]
- Target Program [19]
Defensive Programs:
- Anti-Missile Program [20]
- Auto/Evade Program [21]
- ECM Program [22]
- Maneuver/Evade Program [23]
- Return Fire Program [24]
Routine Programs:
- Anti-hijack Program [25]
- Generate Program [26]
- Jump Program [27]
- Library Program [28]
- Maneuver Program [29]
- Navigation Program [30]
Selected Ship Types
- Type A class Free Trader
- Type C class Mercenary Cruiser AKA Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Type M class Subsidized Liner
- Type R class Subsidized Merchant
- Type S class Scout/Courier
- Type T class Patrol Ship AKA Type T class Patrol Cruiser AKA Type TP class Patrol Cruiser
- Type Y class Yacht
Selected Smallcraft Types
- Cutter (50-ton)
- Fighter (10-ton)
- Launch (20-ton)
- Pinnace (40-ton)
- Ship's Boat (30-ton)
- Shuttle (95-ton)
- Slow Boat (30-ton)
- Slow Pinnace (40-ton)
Selected Technology
Selected Vehicles
Selected Worlds
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
Classic Traveller Books 1 through 3 provided the cornerstone for all future Traveller publications.
- Books 1, 2, and 3 came together to provide a great, well-developed sci-fi RPG.
Credits (Primary Sources)
| Credit | Authors & Contributors |
|---|---|
| Author | Marc Miller |
External Link/s
COMMENTARY & DATA ARTICLES:
- EXTERNAL LINK: RPG GEEK Entry
- EXTERNAL LINK: RPG NET Entry
- EXTERNAL LINK: Beyond Book 2: Expanding the Basic Classic Traveller Starship Design System
- EXTERNAL LINK: Library Thing
- EXTERNAL LINK: Illustrations of Classic Traveller Starships
REVIEWS:
- EXTERNAL LINK: Interstellar Overdrive: Starship Design In Classic Traveller
- EXTERNAL LINK: TRAVELLER: Out of the Box–“Book 2 Starship combat is not a tactical game. It is a resource management game.”
- EXTERNAL LINK: Travelling Heavy
- EXTERNAL LINK: Classic Traveller Ship Builder
- EXTERNAL LINK: All kinds of good ship stuff from Peter Trevor
References & Contributions (Sources)
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 5.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 6.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 44-45.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 15.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 21, 24-25.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38-39.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 23.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.